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Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions
EPA/ ShutterstockHuman rights group Viasna said UK-Belarus dual citizen Julia Fenner was also among the 52 freed. The wife of a British diplomat,...
UK, France and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions
The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran - lifted under a 2015 deal -...
ICC ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it "deplores" new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors.On Wednesday, the US State Department announced...
UK, France and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran if...
The UK, France and Germany have told the UN they are ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if it...
Twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven’t yet stopped Russia
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent in KharkivLee Durant/BBC
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Zelensky demands sanctions after Russia strikes kill 33 in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for stronger international sanctions on Russia after a deadly attack on Kyiv killed at least 31 people....
US to impose sanctions on Palestinian organisations
The US says it is going to impose sanctions on the Palestinians' self-governance organisation as well as the body that represents it on...
US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel’s Gaza offensive
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive...
UK sanctions Israeli ministers over Gaza comments
Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesThe UK has sanctioned two Israeli far-right ministers over comments they made on Gaza.Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich...
Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza...
Frances Mao & Natasha PreskeyBBC NewsGetty ImagesHundreds of lawyers have called on the UK government to use "all available means" to stop the...
